The Beta Spyder 1800 is a front wheel drive Pininfarina designed convertible/cabriolet motor vehicle with a front mounted engine, sold by Lancia.
The Beta Spyder 1800 is part of Lancia's 828 series.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.8 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 118 bhp (120 PS/88 kW) at 6200 rpm and 150 Nm (111 lbft/15.3 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Its stated kerb weight is 990 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 190 km/h (118 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Pininfarina | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2350 mm | 92.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1405 mm | 55.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Length | 3995 mm | 157.3 inches | |
| Width | 1650 mm | 65 inches | |
| Height | 1285 mm | 50.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 990 kg | 2183 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 52 litres | 11.4 [13.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Fiat | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1756 cc (107.158 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 79.2 mm
3.31 × 3.12 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.06 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
120 PS (118 bhp) (88 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
150 Nm (111 ft·lb) (15.3 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
50.1 kW/litre 68.1 ps/litre 67.2 bhp/litre 1.1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
85.42 Nm/litre
1.03 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Weber 32 DAT 3 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1073.4 kPa (155.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 439 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 30.5 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 190 km/h (118 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 120.85 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 88.88 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 119.19 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.25 kg/kW 18.79 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/70 HR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/70 HR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | 251 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 251 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.21 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 622413 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | 828 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1975 Lancia Beta Spyder 1800 added 2019-12-21. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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